Book Description

In 1983 Timothy Wayne Coggins, a young black man in a small middle Georgia community, was brutally and savagely murdered. The murder remained unsolved for 34 years until a small overlooked clue was discovered by an unyielding and determined district attorney, sheriff and their staffs. This first-hand account of the vicious murder traces the prejudice of the times, the lack of cooperation from the local law enforcement and a community that was sick and tired of being bullied by the brutish thug later convicted of murder. For after all it was the murder of, "just another black man,"This is the story of a community that rediscovered itself in the courtroom that hot summer day in June, 2018, when a thunderstorm rolled in and out of town. Prejudices were changed, forever, and the hopes for a new generation became fulfilled. "Dancin' with the Devil at Midnight," contains a timeline of the events leading up to and after the vicious murder. The book also encompasses face to face interviews with one of the killers. The author located numerous sources, both known and those who wished to remain anonymous, that wanted to "report the real story of the crime." Read this book with your eyes wide open. It is a story that will change your views about the rural south and how residents of this small community in middle Georgia became more understanding and empathetic after this senseless slaughter.Quimby Melton III was a journalist and publisher of the local newspaper, Griffin Daily News, when the crime occurred. He too has spent years trying to uncover the truth to this brutal slaying and answer the questions...who, what, when, where, and why. These are found in, "Dancin' with the Devil at Midnight. You won't want to put it down.